Benicio del Toro is persuasive as the fiercely ethical firebrand in a film that includes unusual and unfamiliar chapters in Che's life. Steven Soderbergh's film is 257 minutes long, but far from boring. 
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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, with an altitude of 8,848 meters (29,028 feet), is seen in this aerial view taken from a passenger aircraft flying over Nepal at a height of 9,144 meters (30,000 feet), November 9, 2008. Everest is part of the Himalayan mountain range along the border of Nepal and Tibet. In background is the Tibetan Plateau. Picture taken November 9, 2008.
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Quotes about Benicio del Toro
2009 is shaping up to be a big year for werewolves with the release of the Benicio del Toro-starring remake of ‘The Wolfman’ and the ‘Twilight
was said
in p2pnet.net
When [producer] Laura Bickford and [lead] Benicio del Toro floated this idea past me, part of me felt thought, ‘He’s the right guy. It’s an interesting subject, you should say yes,’ even though underneath that I had a feeling that it was going to be ugly and difficult.
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in MTV.com
Actor Benicio del Toro presented the film (at Havana’s Karl Marx Theater) as he thanked the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC) for its assistance during the shooting of the film, which was the result of a seven-year research work in Cuba.
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in Babalu Blog
'Che' is truly an event to be experienced. Steven Soderbergh has delivered one of our generation's true epic films featuring an absolutely brilliant performance by Benicio Del Toro as one of the most fascinating figures in our history ... We wanted people to see this as Steven Soderbergh intended in its entirety but also to have many options to do so.
said Jonathan Sehring
Quotes from articles mentioning Benicio del Toro
Filming took about 82 days, with one day off a week, to make two films. So it was exhausting. I put so much of my life into him.
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in Hissip
I think anyone who buys a T-shirt of Che has gotta be cool. If I see someone with a Che T-shirt, I think, 'He's got good taste'.
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in New Kerala
